The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

First published at 21:08 UTC on October 18th, 2020.
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Mary Toft (née Denyer; c. 1701–1763),an English woman from Godalming, Surrey, who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits.

In 1726, Toft became pregnant, but…

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